tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432864303488430100.post2301138182989126272..comments2024-02-13T05:31:29.947-03:00Comments on Natively Speaking Comics: Make it!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092018023212046660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432864303488430100.post-16893597775717499122014-04-18T13:29:26.940-03:002014-04-18T13:29:26.940-03:00Haha! Are you quoting Bon Jovi?:
"Whooah, we...Haha! Are you quoting Bon Jovi?:<br /><br />"Whooah, we're half way there <br />Livin on a prayer <br />Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear <br />Livin' on a prayer"Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092018023212046660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432864303488430100.post-26860574951221734332014-04-18T13:24:58.052-03:002014-04-18T13:24:58.052-03:00Hi Sergio,
it depends.. try substituting "do ...Hi Sergio,<br />it depends.. try substituting "do it" in Frank Sinatra's song, "... If you can do it here, you'll do it anywhere..." That doesn't quite fit. It is OK gramatically... but "make it" carries with it the idea of being successful in a project, career, life, etc. <br /><br />On the other hand, if someone exclaims, "I did it!", that might work for isolated actions/ situations. You could excitedly call someone after a successful job interview and say both: "I did it!" or "I made it!".... but thereafter, if we are talking about the success in one's job or company, we would have to use, "made it."<br /><br />So the answer is both a "yes" and "no" for using "do it" and "make it" in the past tense... but if we are using the present tense form, you would almost always use "Make it" to talk about achieving something and being successful.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092018023212046660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432864303488430100.post-41328123555272061082014-04-18T12:51:09.641-03:002014-04-18T12:51:09.641-03:00Could I use "make it" and "you did...Could I use "make it" and "you did it" in the same context? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10909977567582240482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432864303488430100.post-34904547674433823902014-04-18T09:25:48.839-03:002014-04-18T09:25:48.839-03:00We'll make it!We'll make it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com